Parallel Verses

NET Bible

You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.

New American Standard Bible

You shall not eat it, so that it may be well with you and your sons after you, for you will be doing what is right in the sight of the Lord.

King James Version

Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

Holman Bible

Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.

International Standard Version

You must not eat it, so that life will go well for you and for your children after you. Then you'll do what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not eat it, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou shall do that which is right in the eyes of LORD.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Amplified

You shall not eat it, so that all may be well with you and with your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the sight of the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

Do not take it for food; so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, while you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

Darby Translation

thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not eat it.; so that it shall be well to thee and to thy sons after thee, when thou shalt do right in the eyes of Jehovah.

King James 2000

You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You shall not eat it, so that {it will go well} for you [and] your children after you, because [then] you will [be] doing what is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

You shall not eat it, so that it may go well with you and with your sons after you, when you shall do what is right in the sight of Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

See thou eat it not, therefore, that it may go well with thee and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt have done that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

New Heart English Bible

You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shalt not eat it, - that is may be well With thee and With thy children after the when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

Webster

Thou shalt not eat it; that it may be well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

World English Bible

You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou shalt not eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

it that it may go well
יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

with thee, and with thy children

Usage: 0

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

in the sight
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

References

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Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

24 You must not eat it! You must pour it out on the ground like water. 25 You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight. 26 Only the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the Lord will choose.



Cross References

Exodus 15:26

He said, "If you will diligently obey the Lord your God, and do what is right in his sight, and pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the Lord, am your healer."

Deuteronomy 4:40

Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the Lord your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.

1 Kings 11:38

You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

Deuteronomy 13:18

Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving you today and doing what is right before him.

Deuteronomy 6:18

Do whatever is proper and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he promised your ancestors,

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 12:28

Pay careful attention to all these things I am commanding you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

Psalm 112:2

His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!

Isaiah 48:18-19

If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.

Ezekiel 33:25

Therefore say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: You eat the meat with the blood still in it, pray to your idols, and shed blood. Do you really think you will possess the land?

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